Question

what is shifting cultivation and European forests unwilling to follow​

Answer 1

by shifting cultivation costly timber is burnt which is needed by british to make ships , sleepers ,etc

Answer 2

Shifting cultivation. Swidden agriculture, also known as shifting cultivation, refers to a technique of rotational farming in which land is cleared for cultivation (normally by fire) and then left to regenerate after a few years.

The practise of shifting cultivation was banned by the European foresters because: They felt such land would become unfit for growing railway timber. When forests were burnt, there was danger of flames spreading and burning valuable timber.